Commercial driver's license; third party testers, etc.
Summary
Commercial driver's license examinations. Authorizes governmental entities, including comprehensive community colleges in the Virginia Community College System, certified as third party testers to test and train drivers employed by another governmental entity or enrolled in a commercial driver training course offered by a community college. The bill extends the validity of a skills test certification from 60 days to six months. This bill incorporates HB 628.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 9, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 60 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1146H1
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22104761D-H1
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103457D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert B. Bell
RRepublican
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